Click this link to view a simulation of what the eclipse will look like in Tinton Falls. The sun will be approximately 90% covered by the moon. 

Explore Earth and Space

Snap It: An educational game to learn about things that transit the sun. Kids take pictures that they can make into post cards.  It has some directions that will need explanation for younger students (Scroll down the page for directions.)  This page also has basic information about eclipses.

Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses: Information and images about past eclipses.

What is a Solar Eclipse?: Video

How is the sun completely blocked during an Eclipse?: Answers the question.

Links to mini lessons for grades 3-8.  Able to link to Google Classroom.

Pin Hole Projector

Pin Hole Hat

Found Object Projector (Collander)

Longer Pin Hole Projector

Telescope or Binocular Projection

Grades 6-8

Something simple and fun to help the kids understand how the sun will block the moon.

Some of the activites are variations on ones previously shared above ie. pinhole viewer, but there are some crafts that may be of interest for primary grades.

Cute primary activity to teach the eclipse.  The link has some information and a free template for the activity.

Some of these activities could be used for older students so do not let the creator's title fool you!

Watch the video and then make your own cereal box viewer.

If you are looking to keep busy and help out NASA, collect some data for them during the eclipse, you can send data to NASA via a free app.

Free Resources for Primary and Secondary about the Universe.

Besides having a guide for teachers, there are links at the bottom of the page to journal article for kids.

Watch the video of an astronaut reading Totality by Jeffery Bennett and then do a solar eclipse demonstration.

Have students practice recoginizing eclipse voacabulary by doing a word search.

Open the Google doc from the image.  Scroll down for the printable page and answer key.

Solar Eclipse 101 by National Geographic is a five minute video about the Solar Eclipse.

Listen to a read aloud about a boy and his experience seeing an eclipse for the first time.